Rapid headed across town to face their city rivals Austria with high hopes. The three points would be crucial, as always, to win city pride, but also in the race for the Bundesliga crown. Unfortunately it wasn't to be a point is never the worst result in the Generali Arena, but the Green & Whites made their way back to Hütteldorf with a feeling of what might have have been. The hosts were the quickest out of the blocks but fairly soon Rapid had regained their composure and were edging...

Rapid started the match in positive mood and were quickly playing a delightful passing brand of football that had applause ringing round the stadium. The joy in the stands was raised a further notch in the 13th minute when a sublime Guido Burgstaller strike from the edge of the box gave the Green & Whites a deserved lead. One for the archives from Guido!The visitors looked giddy as they struggled to repel wave after wave of Rapid attacks. The lead was nearly doubled on 21 minutes:...

Last season Wiener Neustadt trainer Peter Schöttel celebrated a suprise Hütteldorf victory, inspired by front man Guido Burgstaller. This time round both men found themselves on the Green & White half of the bank Burgstaller and midfield partner Boris Prokopic would be looking for the goals to ensure no repeat performance was forthcoming this season. Steffen Hofmann failed to make the starting lineup his place was taken by youngster Grozurek while Deni Alar was left to lead the line by...

Rapid headed across town to face their city rivals Austria with high hopes. The three points would be crucial, as always, to win city pride, but also in the race for the Bundesliga crown. Unfortunately it wasn't to be a point is never the worst result in the Generali Arena, but the Green & Whites made their way back to Hütteldorf with a feeling of what might have have been.The hosts were the quickest out of the blocks but fairly soon Rapid had regained their composure and were edging their...

It took a while for both teams to acclimatize to the blustery conditions: to start with Rapid and Admira, the latter enjoying a solid first season back in the Bundesliga, tested each other out with a spluttering of long shots and half chances. As the game progressed the Green & Whites felt their way into proceedings and slowly began to assert themselves and dominate the hosts in front of the 9,000 strong crowd. Vital breakthroughSteffen Hofmann’s 21st minute corner, taken in front of the...

Last season Wiener Neustadt trainer Peter Schöttel celebrated a suprise Hütteldorf victory, inspired by front man Guido Burgstaller. This time round both men found themselves on the Green & White half of the bank Burgstaller and midfield partner Boris Prokopic would be looking for the goals to ensure no repeat performance was forthcoming this season. Steffen Hofmann failed to make the starting lineup his place was taken by youngster Grozurek while Deni Alar was left to lead the line by...

After just two minutes of action Lukas Königshofer found himself picking the ball out of the net: Innsbruck had caught Rapid cold, Burgic set up Schreter who ghosted in undetected to give the hosts an early lead. The Huetteldorfers, showing no changes from the team that dispatched Kapfenberg last time out, mustered an immediate response: a Steffen Hofmann pass beautifully bisected the Wacker back four to set Deni Alar through on goal, but the young striker failed to beat Safar and Rapid...

It took a while for both teams to acclimatize to the blustery conditions: to start with Rapid and Admira, the latter enjoying a solid first season back in the Bundesliga, tested each other out with a spluttering of long shots and half chances. As the game progressed the Green & Whites felt their way into proceedings and slowly began to assert themselves and dominate the hosts in front of the 9,000 strong crowd. Vital breakthroughSteffen Hofmann’s 21st minute corner, taken in front of the...

Wednesday’s Hanappi encounter pitted two teams against each other both in need of three points but for very different reasons: Peter Schöttel’s side were looking to get back on track in the title race following the disappointing draw against Mattersburg, while Kapfenberg were desperate to claim something in their increasingly difficult looking battle to scramble away from the Bundesliga trapdoor. Rapid coach Schöttel had a bit of a selection headache before the game: Nuhiu and Drazan...

After just two minutes of action Lukas Königshofer found himself picking the ball out of the net: Innsbruck had caught Rapid cold, Burgic set up Schreter who ghosted in undetected to give the hosts an early lead. The Huetteldorfers, showing no changes from the team that dispatched Kapfenberg last time out, mustered an immediate response: a Steffen Hofmann pass beautifully bisected the Wacker back four to set Deni Alar through on goal, but the young striker failed to beat Safar and Rapid...